Uploaded September 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Track 4. 'Tenderness'. From the album 'For Ladies Only'.

Written by Mars Bonfire

John Kay - vocals, guitar
Kent Henry - lead guitar
George Biondo - vocals, bass
Goldy McJohn - keyboards
Jerry Edmonton - drums

Richard Podolor - producer

Bill Cooper - engineer


♪♫ She tried to show me how to love
I bit her lips and bruised her arms
No I hadn't learned Tenderness

She asked, "what does love mean to you?"
I grabbed her hair and pulled her down
I looked in her eyes and I laughed

The love I feel is hard and fast
It's for a face and for one night
I don't need to own anyone

She said, she said, "All your women burn in your flame
But as it dies, as it dies, they'll leave you and seek revenge"

She laughed and said, "You'll go through hell
You'll live in lonely rooms I know
And watch for my love's Tenderness"

Oh I went from her to someone else
And someone else mmmm
Oh I couldn't feel satisfied


She said, she said, "All your women burn in your flame
And as it dies, as it dies, they'll leave you and seek revenge"

I wish that I could find her now
My love is soft, my love is warm
I'd take her to bed tenderly
Oh i'd take her to bed tenderly
Yes I'd take her to bed tenderly

mmmhhhmmmm ♪♫


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